ADR for Every Lunch/Supper

[WDW or Bust]

This will be our first trip to Disney. What I'm wondering is, do you have to make an ADR for every lunch and supper you are at Disney? I have seen a lot of posts where people have done this and I'm wondering if this is worth doing. I was planning on booking ADR's for the special meals like Cinderalla's Royal Table, Be Our Guest, OHana etc. but I wasn't going to for lunches. I'm worried that having and ADR for every meal will not allow for any flexibility and "the clock" will dictate every aspect of our day. I don't want to miss out on those unplanned experiences that we may come across or have anxiety we are going to miss a reservation because we waited for a ride too long etc. At the same time, I don't want to spend an indordinate amount of time having to wait for food because we didn't ADR like everyone else. I would appreciate anyone's thoughts or ideas. Thanks!

 

[thanxfornoticin]

For our family, personally, we would never plan ADRs for every meal. We don't even do every dinner - we'll try to grab ADRs for the real 'must-do' meals, if we can. But to fill in, we sometimes have lunch at one of the EPCOT festivals (not sure it that is something available during your trip), or grab a quick service - or sometimes in the morning, we'll pull up the Disney app and see if a last-minute time might be available if it fits into what we're planning that day. Having too many ADRs is just to rigid for our style - makes you feel like the entire trip is built around (and spent inside) the restaurants.

Good luck!

 

[Pumbaa_]

If you want ts book an adr. If qs then you are fine, only bog takes an adr

 

[wdwdancerwannabe]

you should make ADR's for all table service meals....